/*
 * Iparelan Annotations Utilities
 * This file is part of Pattern Notes.
 * Copyright (c) 2009, Iparelan Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved.
 *
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 */

package com.iparelan.annotations.patterns;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import com.iparelan.annotations.Copyright;

/**
 * Marks a class as a Data Access Object (DAO).
 *
 * @see <nobr><a href="http://java.sun.com/blueprints/corej2eepatterns/Patterns/DataAccessObject.html">Core J2EE Patterns - Data Access Object</a>, "Java BluePrints," "Core J2EE Pattern Catalog," Sun Microsystems</nobr>
 * @see <nobr><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Access_Object">Data Access Object</a> Wikipedia</nobr>
 *
 * @author Greg Mattes
 * @version April 2009
 */
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Copyright("Copyright &copy; 2009, Iparelan Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved.")
public @interface DataAccessObject {
}
